How to pronounce 妹 in Cantonese (22 out of 131):

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你嗰兩個妹呀? 俾都唔要啦!!
You two sisters? No!

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
嗰 go3
that
those (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 那nà [那]
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
妹 mui2
younger sister
term of address for a young woman or girl
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
俾 pai3
a parapet
to look askance
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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